Listing of the series of guides for analyzing a libraryâs program and planning for the future from the Public Library Association, a division of the American Library Association:

+

For a list of the series of guides for analyzing a library’s program and planning for the future from the Public Library Association, a division of the American Library Association, see https://www.worldcat.org/profiles/ALAHQLibrary/lists/3056640 Those that remain in print may be ordered from the [http://www.alastore.ala.org/SearchResult.aspx?CategoryID=137 ALA Store.]

−

+

−

''Creating Policies for Results: from chaos to clarity,'' by Sandra Nelson and June Garcia for the Public Library Association. Chicago : ALA, 2004 (ISBN 0-8389-3535-4)

''Staffing for Results A Guide to Working Smarter,'' by Diane Mayo and Jeanne Goodrich for the Public Library Association (PLA) Chicago, ALA, 2002. 160 pages (ISBN: 0-8389-0826-8)

+

Based on the management concepts delineated in PLA’s bestselling Results Series of publications, the Service Response Workbooks are intended to help library planners identify the many possibilities that exist for matching their services to the unique needs of their communities. These are not traditional online courses and there are no assignments or grades. Instead, they are self-directed online workbooks with tools to assess your current services in a specific area or topic and to identify what would be required to expand those services.

What Are the Core Services Offered by Public Libraries? Help to Define the Unique Roles of Public Libraries Today and into the Future

+

−

Over 50 people attended an open meeting at the ALA Midwinter Conference in Seattle to discuss the draft service responses. The meeting attendees had many excellent suggestions and the service responses have been revised again to incorporate those suggestions. The service responses are currently being copy edited and prepared for publication and they will be available for purchase soon. The publication will be announced on the [http://www.pla.org PLA Web site]. For more information about the current service responses and the revision process, click here to see the [http://www.plaresults.org/faq.htm Service Response FAQ].

PLA Service Response Online Workbooks

Based on the management concepts delineated in PLA’s bestselling Results Series of publications, the Service Response Workbooks are intended to help library planners identify the many possibilities that exist for matching their services to the unique needs of their communities. These are not traditional online courses and there are no assignments or grades. Instead, they are self-directed online workbooks with tools to assess your current services in a specific area or topic and to identify what would be required to expand those services.